Mom asked the other night if anything could be done about her memory loss. I told her no, that’s part of the disease (dementia), and that’s why she lives with us now. She sighed and asked if we knew how long? How long till what? Till she can no longer reason? Till she can no…
”Well, who is this angry man I see In the mirror looking back at me?” (Steven Curtis Chapman, “Savior”) I don’t like the answer to that question–it’s my face in the mirror! Why am I so MAD? Loss of control. Fear. Disappointment. Weariness. Or maybe something so silly as the fact that someone ate all…
“All of my life, in every season– You are still God, I have a reason to sing. I have a reason to worship!” The lyrics of that song are a great reminder that in every season, there is reason to sing. Because God is still on the throne, still on the job. And I can…
Uncertainty. Unlike hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, or even toilet paper…it’s the one commodity of which there seems to be an abundant supply lately. I’m remembering a line from an old song: “Oh soul, are you weary and troubled?” I think lots of folks are at least somewhat weary, and maybe a bit troubled. Uncertainty is…